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C16500 Copper vs. C85700 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C85700 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C85700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3